Incidence and prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Data on the incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation and flutter (AF/f) in patients with acute pericarditis are limited. We sought to determine the incidence and prognostic significance of AF/f in this setting.
METHODS
Between January 2006 and June 2014, consecutive new cases of acute pericarditis were included in two urban referral centres… (More)